Harvest Moon Land & Cattle
Ross Janzen · Washington County, KS · Katie Rennick · client since 2019
301k bu at 70% priced
$1.3M under management
Call before pricingCosts are estimatesLast spoke in 5 months7 other findings(785) 555-6077
Ross Janzen has declined a recommendation 2 times on this account. That is a client's right on their own grain, and the dated record of it below is what protects both sides of the conversation later.
Contracts
10
210k bu priced, 70% of expected production.
Revenue locked
$912,485
$67,169 of it over break-even.
Basis left open
0 bu
Board locked, cash price not yet settled.
Sold, not hauled
158k bu
Contracted bushels that still have to physically move.
Contracts
| Priced | Crop | Instrument | Bushels | Board | Basis | Net cash | Over cost | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Milo new crop | Cash | 17k bu | $4.25 | -$0.14 | $4.11 | +$0.01 $172 | Dec 2026 Belleville Co-op Not hauled |
| May 6, 2026 | Wheat new crop | Forward/HTA | 28k bu | $5.79 | -$0.23 | $5.56 | +$0.68 $18,768 | Jul 2027 Belleville Co-op Not hauled |
| May 3, 2026 | Milo old crop | Basis | 20k bu | $4.05 | -$0.21 | $3.84 | +$0.36 $7,128 | Aug 2026 Belleville Co-op Hauled |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Wheat new crop | Cash | 25k bu | $6.04 | -$0.28 | $5.76 | +$0.88 $22,176 | Jul 2027 Belleville Co-op Not hauled |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Milo old crop | Forward/HTA | 18k bu | $4.04 | -$0.15 | $3.89 | +$0.41 $7,257 | Aug 2026 Belleville Co-op Hauled |
| Feb 14, 2026 | Milo new crop | Forward/HTA | 6,900 bu | $4.26 | -$0.14 | $4.12 | +$0.02 $138 | Dec 2026 Belleville Co-op Not hauled |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Milo new crop | Cash | 29k bu | $4.19 | -$0.15 | $4.04 | -$0.06 -$1,752 | Dec 2026 Belleville Co-op Not hauled |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Milo old crop | Basis | 15k bu | $3.95 | -$0.16 | $3.79 | +$0.31 $4,495 | Aug 2026 Belleville Co-op Hauled |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Milo new crop | Cash | 13k bu | $4.15 | -$0.14 | $4.01 | -$0.09 -$1,197 | Dec 2026 Belleville Co-op Not hauled |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Milo old crop | Forward/HTA | 38k bu | $3.95 | -$0.21 | $3.74 | +$0.26 $9,984 | Aug 2026 Belleville Co-op Not hauled |
Net cash is the board plus the basis, which is the only price the family is actually paid. Where the basis is open the stored figure is today's estimate rather than a settled price, so the average across the account moves until somebody fixes it.
What was advised, and what they decided
| Date | Crop | Outcome | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Wheat | Declined | Recommended fixing basis, client wants to see spring |
| May 6, 2026 | Wheat | Check in | Season check in, no recommendation |
| Mar 15, 2026 | Milo | Declined | Recommended moving old crop, client is holding for a rally |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Wheat | No answer | Left a message about an expiring order |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Milo | No answer | Left a message about an expiring order |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Milo | Priced | Filled the resting order and confirmed the contract |
TODO: the contact history in this demo is synthetic. These are invented conversations and they must be cleared before anybody outside the desk sees this page. The record itself is the point: it is the least glamorous thing in the product and probably the most valuable.